Shandong Qingzhou surnamed Jiang

Jiāng is a surname derived from the ancient Emperor Yan.

According to historical records, Jiang is a descendant of Emperor Yan and one of the oldest surnames in China.

Shuowen said, "Shennong lives in Jiang Shui and thinks he is a surname." The legendary Emperor Yan, Shennong, is said to be one of the oldest "Huang San" in China history. A native (now Qishan County, Shaanxi Province) took Jiang as his surname. So the birthplace of Emperor Yan is also the birthplace of Chiang Kai-shek.

In the pre-Qin period, Jiang lived mainly in Gansu and Shandong. Emperor Yan was born in Jiang Shui, and his descendant Jiang Ziya was sealed in Qi at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. By the mid-Warring States period, it was destroyed by Tian, and the descendants were scattered. Some people take the country name as their surname, or the surname as their surname. Jiang's surname has a history of more than 5,000 years, and as a surname, it began after the demise of Qi, at least 2,300 years.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the surname Jiang had developed into a big family in the east of Hanguguan, Lingbao, Henan Province, so it moved westward to enrich Guanzhong, and then formed a famous county in Tianshui. (Follow the official account of "Last Name Encyclopedia" WeChat)

During the Three Kingdoms, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the surname Jiang had spread in Qinchuanlong, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but its population center was still in Shaanxi and Shandong.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the surname Jiang entered Fujian and Guangdong. Minister Huan Tingchang of the Tang Dynasty changed his surname to Jiang.

In the Qing Dynasty, due to Shandong immigrants, the full sinicization of Manchu Eight Banners and the use of Han surnames, the surname Jiang in Northeast China developed rapidly. In the Qing Dynasty, all Jiang families and some Zhang clans collectively changed their surnames to Jiang.